University of Washington Computer Science & Engineering …

    University of Washington Computer Science & Engineering
                 Endowment Campaign Fact Sheet

         What is Endowment?                               Why Endowment?
A gift to endowment is a permanent gift to     Contributions to endowment allow donors
University of Washington Computer              to create a lasting legacy ­ an investment in
Science & Engineering (UW CSE)                 the present and the future.

The principal is invested, to grow over        Because endowments provide a never-
time, while the annual income provides a       ending source of income, donors have the
reliable stream for support to help CSE        satisfaction of knowing that they are
achieve its missions of education, research    investing in CSE's mission, while ensuring
and service.                                   that their own philanthropic goals are met.


                   Why UW Computer Science & Engineering?

UW CSE is ranked among the top ten programs in the nation at both the undergraduate
and graduate levels. Its education and research programs are integrally linked to the
excellence of the University of Washington, and to the Pacific Northwest's innovation
economy. UW CSE is a resource not only for UW but also regionally, nationally, and
internationally ­ CSE's people and ideas drive the future of computing.

The highly successful $42,000,000 capital campaign that enabled the construction of the
Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering has given UW CSE a terrific
facility. As Paul Allen said, "The Allen Center is a wonderful home for the program, but
at the end of the day it's the excitement, intelligence and innovation of the men and
women in this organization that make it what it is. The faculty here is unparalleled, and
the undergrad and graduate students are dedicated and inspiring." Endowment supports
"the people part" ­ the people who will realize the potential of this world-class facility.

                                       Why Now?

The endowment campaign is needed to take full advantage of UW CSE's tremendous
positioning ­ a top-ranked program in the best imaginable facility ­ and to push even
farther in terms of the top-tier education and groundbreaking research that UW CSE
produces. Our goal is to raise $20,000,000 in endowments for CSE. Endowments allow
CSE to invest aggressively at the boundaries of the field ­ in opportunities that arise so
quickly in computing. The flexibility of an endowment will allow UW CSE to move into
new areas, explore new educational paradigms, and become increasingly diverse.
                                  Campaign Priorities

Donors to the University of Washington Computer Science & Engineering Endowment
Campaign may choose a particular area of personal interest, or allow UW CSE to
designate their gift to an area of identified need.

                       The following areas are our top priorities:

Excellence for Faculty                          $12,000,000 goal
Includes named chairs and professorships for top UW CSE faculty, providing
discretionary funds for cutting-edge education and research programs. Also includes
support for first-rate visiting faculty who bring particular expertise and excitement to
CSE on a rotating but regular basis.

Excellence for Graduate Students                 $5,000,000 goal
Focuses on named fellowships to support graduate students with broad backgrounds and
interests in any or all of the research fields in computing.

Excellence for Undergraduate Students $1,000,000 goal
Focuses on single- and multi-year scholarships that allow UW CSE to attract and retain
the best and most diverse undergraduate students.

Edward D. Lazowska Endowment for            $2,000,000 goal
Innovation and Leadership in CSE
Honors Ed Lazowska's long-term leadership to UW CSE and beyond, providing UW
CSE with stable funding for innovation in the three critical missions of education,
research and service.

         Naming Opportunities                     Information on UW's Investment
                                                               Policy
Naming opportunities are available for gifts    Gifts for endowment are invested in the
of $50,000 and above. Appropriate               UW's Consolidated Endowment Fund
recognition, designed in consultation with      (CEF). While assets are invested in a
each donor, is part of each gift that creates   common pool, each endowment is assigned
a named fund.                                   its own budget number to track growth in
                                                principal and distributions of income.
Appropriate spaces in the Paul G. Allen
Center may be available for naming for          The primary goal of the CEF is to maintain
gifts of $100,000 or above.                     the purchasing power of its individual
                                                endowments over time. To achieve this,
Lifetime endowment gifts of $25,000 and         only a portion of the total investment return
above are permanently recognized on the         (income plus capital gain) on the CEF is
UW CSE Endowment Wall.                          distributed for use, while the remaining
                                                portion is reinvested.

For information on "How to Make a Gift", see www.cs.washington.edu/campaign